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Best noodle rod?

mnhunter2

By mnhunter2
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Mr. Pike1 Experienced

Mr. Pike1

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Lost, many guys fish for panfish using a spring bobber so they can detect the lightest of bites. Another option is to use a "noodle" rod. It is ultra sensitive and similiar to fishing with like a willow stick. Matt is right if you can find one like the one Thorn Brothers sells that has a bit of a backbone it is a great tool to have in the bag while chashing panfish. I have one made by Pinnacle that I enjoy using. To its credit it has landed many a pike,walleye, a monster carp through the ice that pushed the 20lb mark...

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Matt Johnson Grand Master

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I pretty much only use spring bobber or noodle rods when panfishing. It's just so much easier to detect light bites. It's incredible how many more bites you see with a sensitive spring bobber. I notice things that I would have never noticed on a plain ultralite rod. The new Legend Elite Ice from St. Croix is a phenomenal rod when looking for a productive spring bobber set up. The system that these rods incorporate is designed to pick up even the slightest movements. I always like to say that it can even detect a moving maggot. A great tool to have.

I'm also a huge fan of the Sweet Thing and Sweet Pea from Thorne Bros tipped with one of their spring bobbers. A great rod for a run and gun style of approach and the actually rod portion is tough to beat.

JR's Tackle and Midwest Rod and Reel have ultralite rods that have outstanding sensitivity. Even though these don't come with a spring bobber, I'd consider them on the forefront of modern ice rods.

There are so many choices out there for ice rods, and it really all comes down to personal preference. What you're most comfortable with. Some people just prefer to fish without a spring bobber because that's what they're used to. However, I prefer a spring bobber or noodle rod set-up when targeting panfish under the ice.

The Thorne Bros Power Noodle is an outstanding deadstick rod as well.

Good Fishin,

Matt Johnson

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HoleHopper Community Regular

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I never fished with spring bobbers befor this year and WOW, they work great! If you dont have em, get em!.... I have cought several fish I would have never cought without em!

Are the noodle rods a bit longer than a traditional ice rod?

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Holehopper, some are and some aren`t. It depends on the company. I fish only with St. Croix Legend rods. I used the ML on Chequamegon (with the Medium spring) for smallies and it worked great. People think that fish are going to hit the bait hard all the time and that isn`t the case. Most of the time the fish are neutral or negitive. I was useing the angel eyes and that was the only lure I used. The smallies were on a ok bite than went on a negitive bite. I could see that light bite with this setup.

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